Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLIX

No 5

30-January-2006

LIBYA

Libya Plans Third Bidding Round In MarchLibyas third bidding round for oil and gas concessions could be in March, 'Abd Allah al-Badri, chairman of the countrys National Oil Corporation (NOC), said on 24 January in an interview with Reuters. During 2005 Libya held two successful bidding rounds that attracted many international oil companies (MEES, 10 October 2005 and 7 February 2005). Fifteen blocks were licensed during the first...